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Connecticut vs Louisiana Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Louisiana has 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²).
- Louisiana's land area is 8.9 times (792%) larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana's total area is 9.4 times (845%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km).
- Louisiana's north-south length is 4.1 times (312%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km).
- Louisiana's east-west width is 3.4 times (242%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Louisiana's is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m).
- Mount Frissell (south slope) is 1,843 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Louisiana's is New Orleans at -8 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Louisiana Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Louisiana has 4,597,740 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Louisiana: 106.4.
- Connecticut's population density is 7.1 times (613%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Louisiana's is New Orleans with 362,701.
- New Orleans' population is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Louisiana's New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230).
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 24 years.
Connecticut vs Louisiana Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Louisiana's $329.2 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Louisiana: $71,594.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Louisiana: $61,897 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.5 times (54%) higher than Louisiana's.
Connecticut vs Louisiana Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Louisiana has 64.
- Louisiana's county count is 7.1 times (611%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Louisiana's is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles.
- Vernon Parish's land area is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi).
- Orleans Parish's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people).
- Capitol Planning Region's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 25.4 times larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 2.0 times (101%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.8 times (76%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Connecticut vs Louisiana Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 3.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Louisiana: 0.53% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.13 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Louisiana: 10.13%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 3.78 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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